Preview: Blackhawks at Avalanche

November 18, 2013

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TV/radio: 8 p.m. Tuesday; CSN, WGN-AM 720.

Series: First meeting.

Last meeting: Hawks won 5-2 on March 18 at Colorado.

Probable goaltenders, rec, gaa

Hawks, Corey Crawford, 13-3-3, 2.42

Avalanche, Semyon Varlamov, 9-5-0, 2.28

Team comparison

HAWKS (14-3-4) CATEGORYAVALANCHE (14-5-0)

3.57 (1)Goals for3.10 (6)

2.81 (22)Goals against2.16 (5)

21.1 (8)Power-play pct.19.3 (14)

73.8 (29)Penalty-kill pct.83.9 (8)

Statistics through Sunday (NHL rank)

Storyline: The Hawks have won five of their last six. Winger Patrick Sharp has 11 points (four goals, seven assists) in his last six games. The Avalanche raced out of the gate but have cooled with three consecutive defeats. Leading scorer Matt Duchene is sidelined with an oblique injury.